LPD Configuration
Configuration for the most common platforms is described below.
LPD on IBM AIX 4.15
Before proceeding, ensure that the Wireless Print Server has been assigned an IP Address. To setup your AIX system for LPD printing, perform the following steps.
1.Add the Wireless Print Server to /etc/hosts.lpd, using the name you assigned to the Wireless Print Server.
2.Start the LPD daemon if it is not running, using the following command:
start src
3.Start the system administration tool smit and select Print Spooling.
4.Create the required number of queues (one for each logical printer) by selecting: Add a Print Queue
Remote (Printer attached to Remote Host) Standard Processing
5.Use the following information:
Field | Entry |
|
|
Name of queue to add | Use a |
| indicates which printer is attached. |
Hostname for remote server | Wireless Print Server name as used in |
| /etc/hosts.lpd. |
Name of queue on remote | Logical printer number (e.g. L1) to service |
server | this queue. |
Type of print spooler on | Use default value. (AIX Version xxx) |
remote server |
|
6.Ensure that the logical printers are configured in the Wireless Print Server.
7.Print using the following command:
lp
Where
printer_queue is one of the entries used in Name of queue to add. file_name is the file you wish to print.
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